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Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, 2011 (L.N. 200 of 2011).

Country/Territory
Malta
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette of Malta No. 18.753, 24 May 2011.
Subject
Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Cultural heritage Protection of species
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations lay down the list of protected species of trees. Furthermore they lay down criteria for selection of important sites, including sites that contain: (a) representative types of Maltese woodland communities; (b) woodland and forest communities which are in danger of disappearing in their natural area of distribution; or (c) woodland and forest communities which have a reduced natural area of distribution as a consequence of their natural or man induced regression or on account of their intrinsically restricted area.

Full text
English
Website
www.doi.gov.mt